Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-18

TOWN nOxKs
John Roach, an able- bodied seaman,
fell down The bold Of she British ship
Palmyra and broke two ribs. de was
admitted 20 the marine hospital.
Tue steamer Olympian vas three
hears late today from Seattle. She bad
on board one Thousand hogs for Vic
t0Fia.
Tha stsamer Louise, which vent
aground below Admiralty Heads on
Sunday afteInoon, has bsen liRhtered
and iowed 20 Port Hadloek By the tug
Halyoke. Tbs Louise vas leaking coz
sideEably, bat can at 8 uOminal cost be
repaired.
Tho steamer Virginia, whioh has been
Submerged alongside she Union wharf,
vas successfully Iaised yesterday and
tcxed and beached near the foundry
The YirRinia's repairing viii amount to
quite o sam.
A tWo-thiFd's interest Of the Port
TosnaenA foundry has been sold TO
Mesrs. p. W. Saith and A. A. Plum
msF By Frank p. Lotus. The foundry
Il under the immediate supervision Of
James D. Fiisaerald, who owns third
interest.
Tte steam launch Louiae, which vas
bailt last Summer especially for the use
of h. W. De Lion. shipbFokeF. has been
sold 10 =. Z. Balyea Of Port Hadloek,
for $500. The building OF the lannch
e0ss tho hrst owner over $500, and the
mental strain oeoasioned 90 the time
leat the launch Little Joe, should beat
the Louise, and which was The final re-
snlt had q great deal 10 doin causing she
sale OF the Louise.
sir. James Jones, Of this city. shipped
yesterday 20 Vancouver, B. c., eighty
nine bales Of hops, destined 10 Livsr-
pool, England. The shipments are con-
siRnsd 10 Il. d. Welch 4 Co.. Many
thousand acres Of good land are stu
stea II Jefferson county on which hops
cen be raised, that will equal These
RFswn 10 PuYallup. Already, several
farmers are devotinQ their attention 10
| this indnsixy, aud TIE production 10 Q
few years will undoubtedly cut quite q
naure 10 the hop exchange.
DuoHnas o. AE0yLH IsvHsTIakTIoE.
A naval court vas convened Yesterday
/ ia the otioa Of Rev. J. b. Alexander,
British vice oonaui, this city, 20 investi-
gate the circumstances attending The
ioas Of the British iron four masted ship
DuoheSs Of Argyle, AID the causes
tkefeof. together with she o0nduat OF
the master, officers and erew upon shat
0ocasion.
The board Of inquiry as the naval
court 10 usually termed, reported as fol-
lows; Il appears fFom The evidence
given before this court that the Duchess
Of Argyle sailed from San Francisco on
OotobeF -, 1887, bound 10 Barnard inlet
With part cargo Of general merchan-
disc and ballast aud o crew OF thirty
banda ell told. The ship was manned
By competent, skillfai officers and crew,
and all things necessary ana essential
for q vessel Of her burden on such a
voyage as contemplated. The Duohess
Of Argyle made Flattery light on Octo-
Der e8ah; from that date unth she
stranded on November 81. the vessel
experienced adverse winds, strong
hFeezes and dense fogs. Tue court ox.
hibited an opinion aa follows That
tha muster, II. 3. Heard, appears 10
have uayigaled bis vessel Ia q seaman
ike and proper manner; and IN our
judgment the loss Of she ship is 10 be
attributed 20 the atrong current 90 the
norlhwaFd aRd across the eutlet Of the
Straits Of Juan q Euca, setting 80
ship on The shore Of Vancouver island
Ia she vicinity Of Bonilla point, during
light Wipds and dense weather; that The
court sees no grounds for blaming the
conduot Of The master, officers OF erew
either before or after the wreck.
TIE decision eloses saying: That the
oonrl desires especially 90 direct the az
sention Of The board Of trade Of London
20 che very dangerous coast between
BonillA Point and the harbor Of San
Joan on the scuihegn shore Of VAneon-
yer island, British OolRmbia, whi5h, ia
tls opinion, requires for the safety OF
navigation IN that locality, pcwsrfui
fog whistle on B0nilla point with tsla-
graphs communication from Cape
heale % Victoria. The document il
signed BY J. B. Alexander, president OF
the beard, Captain John Glass, Of the
British ship EaEydise. Captain AleK4n-
Der Robertson, az the British snip Ar
Gus. and JaHaea Kirk. master Of the
Chilian ship Lota. Capsain Bergman
was called as an expert witness for In
formation concegulnE The caFrenis %
Vsneouvss Island.
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